Northwestern, 2007–11
Drake Dunsmore
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Lenexa, KS
- Born
- Nov 4, 1988, in Lenexa, Kansas
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Drake Dunsmore played at Northwestern (2007–11). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Dunsmore in round 7, No. 233 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last vs. Auburn, 2009120receiving yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20094receiving touchdowns, career highat Indiana, 2011Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Northwestern | 11 | 141 | 12.8 | 0 | 35 |
| 2009 | Northwestern | 47 | 523 | 11.1 | 3 | 66 |
| 2010 | Northwestern | 40 | 381 | 9.5 | 5 | 47 |
| 2011 | Northwestern | 45 | 522 | 11.6 | 6 | 69 |
| Career | 143 | 1,567 | 11.0 | 14 | 69 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Northwestern | 9 | ||
| 2008 | Northwestern | 9 | ||
| 2009 | Northwestern | 9 | ||
| 2010 | Northwestern | 9 | ||
| 2011 | Northwestern | 9 | 6′3″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Northwestern 13 games, 45 catches, 522 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Boston College | W 24–17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 42–21 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 17 | at Army | L 14–21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 1 | at Illinois | L 35–38 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Michigan | L 24–42 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 15 | at Iowa | L 31–41 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Penn State | L 24–34 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 29 | at Indiana | W 59–38 | 7 | 112 | 4 | 45 |
| Nov 5 | at Nebraska | W 28–25 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rice | W 28–6 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Minnesota | W 28–13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Michigan State | L 17–31 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 69 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | L 22–33 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
2010 Northwestern 12 games, 40 catches, 381 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 23–21 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Illinois State | W 37–3 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 18 | atRice | W 30–13 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 47 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Central Michigan | W 30–25 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 2 | atMinnesota | W 29–28 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Purdue | L 17–20 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 30 | atIndiana | W 20–17 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 6 | atPenn State | L 21–35 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Iowa | W 21–17 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Illinois | L 27–48 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 27 | at Wisconsin | L 23–70 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 20 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 38–45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2009 Northwestern 13 games, 47 catches, 523 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Towson | W 47–14 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 27–24 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 28 |
| Sep 19 | at Syracuse | L 34–37 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Minnesota | L 24–35 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 3 | atPurdue | W 27–21 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 16–6 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 17 | atMichigan State | L 14–24 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Indiana | W 29–28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Penn State | L 13–34 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 7 | atIowa | W 17–10 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 14 | atIllinois | W 21–16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Wisconsin | W 33–31 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 26 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Auburn | L 35–38 | 9 | 120 | 1 | 66 |
2007 Northwestern 6 games, 11 catches, 141 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. Duke | L 14–20 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 35 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Michigan | L 16–28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 6 | atMichigan State | W 48–41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Minnesota | W 49–48 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 19 | atEastern Michigan | W 26–14 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 27 | atPurdue | L 17–35 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 | Combine or pro day 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 241 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.73 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.03 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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